もぎ取る
もぎとる
Also written 捥ぎ取る
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to tear off
- to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
Kanji
- 取 take. Read as とる.
Example sentences
- 警官は殺人犯から拳銃をもぎ取った。
The policeman wrested a gun from the murderer. - 枝をもぎ取らないように。
Don't break off the branch.